Furniture-roll.



110.787,754. I I PATENTED APR.18,19 05.

B. M. HAUBoLn.

FURNITURE ROLL.

v APPLIUATIN FILED SEPT,16 1904.

Patented April 18, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

BRUNO M. HAUBOLD, OF OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA.

FURNITURE-ROLL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,754, dated .April18, 1905.

Application ledseptember 16, 1904. Serial No. 224,756.

To all whom, it m/ay concern,.-

Be it known that I, BRUNO M. HAUBOLD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oxford, Granville county, North Carolina, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Furniture-Rolls; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in furniture, and moreparticularly relates to what are known in the trade as rolls forfurniture, particularly for bedsteads.

An object of my invention is to produce an improved furniture-roll whichshall be light in weight and strong in construction and capable of beingproduced by a comparatively simple process which can be carried out in acomparatively short space of time and at a reduced cost over the methodsfollowed in producing the furniture-rolls now in general use.

h/Iy invention consists in certain novel features in construction andarrangements or combinations of parts, as more fully and particularlypointed out and explained hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying; drawings, which show a constructionmerely to illustrate an example of a formation and application withinthe spirit and scope of my invention from among otherl formations andapplications, Figure l is an elevation of the footboard of a bedsteadembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective of a portion ofsaid footboard, showing my improved roll applied thereto and partiallybroken away. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through a portion of therollalso showing one of the end posts in section and aporton of the railof the footboard in elevation. Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section on theline 4 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of a portion of thefoot-roll detached from the footboard.

In the drawings, 2 represents the vertica board.

end posts of the footboard of the bedstead,

and 3 is the top cross-rail at its ends, suitably secured to or fittedin the upper portions of the end rails. This footboard can beconstructed in any suitable manner to receive the foot-roll 4, which canextend throughout the full length of the footboard or throughout only aportion of said footboard, according to the design or formation of thefoot- In the specific example illustrated I show the upper ends of theposts 2 ending iiush with the top edge of the rail 3 and the upper endof the post rabbeted along its side Y faces to form the upwardly-facinghorizontal shoulders 5 and to reduce the thickness of the post abovesaid shoulders to that of the rail 3, so that the side faces'of saidreduced portion of the post will be approximately flush with the sidefaces of said rail. However, the broad features of my invention are notso limited and my improved roll can b e adapted for variousapplications.

The roll 4 comprises a hollow cylindrical or partially cylindrical bodyhavinga longitudinal opening 6 throughout its length. This roll isformed by bending one or more sheets of veneer or a comparatively thinsheet of suitablewood. As at present advised by experience I prefer toform the roll by steaming a backing-sheet 7 of Wood cut comparativelythin and of the desired dimensions to form a roll of thenecessary'length and diameter. I employ a core of the desired diameter,and the steaming process causes said backingsheet 7 to curl around thecore with its longitudinal edges usually separated a suitable distanceto approximately form the opening 6 of the desired width. I then applyglue to a finishing-sheet 8 of veneer and fold the same around the sheet7 while on the core, so that the veneer sheet 8 covers the backing-sheet7 and forms the outer .or exposed surface of the roll. A suitableclamping-jacket is then applied to the outer surface of the roll whileon the core and tightly clamped around the roll to hold the veneersheetSto the backing-sheet 7 and in proper position. This clampingjacketis kept on the roll until the same has properly dried and hardened. Thecore is then removed, leaving the roll about in the condition indicatedby Fig. 5. I then insert in the roll any suitable number of wooden orother suitable material disks or diaphragme 9 and properly space andsecure the same within the roll, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1,for instance, although it is' understood that the disks can be arrangedin any suitable manner and one or more can be employed, according to therequirements of each particular application. Each disk 9formsadiametricallyarranged support or backing within the roll and isformed of material sufficiently thick or strong to perform the functiondesired and to form a backing or bearing surface completely around theinner surface of the roll. I preferably cut each disk circular in formand of a diameter equal to the internal diameter of the completed roll.Ipreferablyinsert the disks edgewise through the opening 6 of the rolland then turn the disks within the roll to their proper positionsdiametrically within the roll. The disks can be secured in positionwithin the roll by glue or by nails or the like driven through theveneer sheets into the edges of the disks. I usually arrange a disk ateach end of the roll and one or more disks between the ends. Also wherethe roll extends the full length or width of the footboard I usuallysecure caps or rosettes l1 on and covering the ends of the roll toprovide the proper finish and ornamentation. After the disks have beenproperly secured in the roll I apply the same to a grooving or sawingmachine, which cuts the grooves 10 in the disks in alinement with thelongitudinal opening 6 of the roll. The longitudinal edges of the rollalong the opening 6 are also cut and trued by the machine, if necessary,in cutting the grooves l0, so that the longitudinal opening in the rollwill be parallel with the longitudinal aXis of the roll and of theproper width to receive the top rail and end posts of the footboard.After the roll has been thus completed it is fitted on the footboardwith the rail 3 extending through the opening 6 and into the grooves l()and with the reduced upper ends of the'posts 2 extending through theopening 6 and into the roll, the lower faces of the roll resting on theshoulders 5 of the posts. The roll can be then secured to the footboardin any approved manner, as by glue or by nails passed through portionsof the disks 9 and into the rail 3 and end posts Q. If desired, stripsof molding 12 can be secured along the rail 3 at the lower edges of theroll to limit the downward movement of the roll on the rail and toconceal the joint between the roll and rail.

My improved roll can be produced more rapidly and at a less cost thanthe rolls now in common use and is lighter, and yet is very strong anddurable.

The roll need not extend across the upper ends of the end posts of thefootboard and, in fact, need not be secured to nor extend the distancebetween the end posts. The roll can also be formed for application tothe headboards of bedsteads and can be adapted for use on variousarticles of furniture, as the width of the opening 6 can be varied tosuit conditions and particular applications of my invention.

Where the roll comprises several sheets of` veneer, such as abacking-sheet and an outside or finishing sheet,I usually prefer thatthe grain of both sheets should run parallel with the longitudinal axisof the roll to facilitate the curling or bending operation; but I do notwish to so limit my invention.

It is evident that various changes and modilications can be resorted toin the forms, arrangements, and constructions of the devices describedwithout departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence Ido not wish to limit my invention to the construction shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. A hollowfurniture-roll comprising a thin wood backing-sheet permanently bentinto the form of the roll and having a veneer sheet glued to and formingits outer face, and an internal support to which said sheets are securedand held, the longitudinal edges of said sheet separated to form alongitudinal opening, substantially as described.

2. In a bedstead, in combination, a footboard comprising a top rail, anda hollow footroll comprising one or more sheets of veneer bent and driedin permanent roll form with a longitudinal opening receiving the topportion of said rail, said roll having one or more internal supportsfitting down on and secured to said rail.

3. In combination, in an article of furniture, an element comprisingposts and a cross-rail, and a hollow roll comprising a curved sheet ofveneer having its longitudinal edges separated to receive said rail andpermit the roll to fit down on the same, said roll provided withinternal supporting-disks fixed therein "and grooved to receive and fitdown on the rai 4. A furniture-roll comprising one or more sheets ofveneer bent and dried in curved form with their longitudinal edgesseparated, and transverse supporting members secured within said rolland having curved edges fitting and conforming to the inner curvedsurface of the roll from one edge to the other IOO thereof, said membersbetween said edges of rated, and internal supporting means to which theroll cut to lit the body to which the roll is the sheets are permanentlysecured. I0 to be secured. In testimony whereof I ax my signature in 5.As a new article of manufacture, a holpresence of two witnesses. 5 lowveneer furniture-roll comprising' a thin BRUNO M. HAUBOLD.

sheet of wood and a facing-sheet of Veneer Witnesses: glued thereto,said sheets dried in permanent HUBERT E. PECK,

roll form with their longitudinal edges sepa- ALICE W. EHMLING.

